4,300-year-old pharaonic tombs unveiled near Cairo
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081222/capt.a6a62a0da123478a917798aa1721c88f.mideast_egypt_new_tombs_nn105.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=EpJZLNC68nGmJ3EghW2x8Q--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="An Egyptian worker, seen near, one the two newly discovered tombs in the Saqqara burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis, about 12 miles, 19 kilometers south of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008. Egypt's top archaeologist says two pharaonic tombs discovered this year at Saqqara indicate the sprawling necropolis south of Cairo is even larger than previously thought. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081223/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_new_tombs)AP - A pair of 4,300-year-old pharaonic tombs discovered at Saqqara indicate that the sprawling necropolis south of Cairo is even larger than previously thought, Egypt's top archaeologist said Monday. The rock-cut tombs were built for high officials ? one responsible for the quarries used to build the nearby pyramids and another for a woman in charge of procuring entertainers for the pharaohs.</p><br clear="all"/>
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